Harahan residents are invited to attend a public meeting Thursday night to offer suggestions to revise the city's master development plan.

Dylan SlagleHarahan City Planner Steve Villavaso

The comprehensive land-use plan, was first created more than a decade ago by City Planner Steve Villavaso and planning students from the University of New Orleans, where he is a professor.

"It's been a good plan. It served the city well over the last 10 years," Villavaso said. "We're updating it to bring the master plan into the 21st Century."

The updating process began a few months ago when students begin surveying the city, collecting data on demographics, economics and land use. Now, Villavaso said they want to get the public's input.

"The second part is you, your vision of how you see your city moving into the 21st Century," he said.

Villavaso said he plans to hold at least three public meetings during the citizen participation process. Then, the group will being piecing together a plan to address Harahan's infrastructure needs that includes the new zoning and subdivision ordinances passed within recent years.